English
acrobatize
By surface analysis, acrobat + -ize.
Equivalent to acrobat + -ize
Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂- ‘to step’
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Ancient Greek βαίνω ‘to go’
Ancient Greek βᾰτός ‘passable’
Ancient Greek ἀκροβάτης ‘walking on tiptoe, climbing aloft’
French acrobate
English acrobat
Today it means
verb To perform acrobatics; to behave in the manner of an acrobat.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / acrobatize